NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Thursday, May 16 (game #74)

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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Thursday, May 16 (game #74)

How’s your day going? Mine starts with a round of the NYT’s Strands, then Connections, then Quordle and finishes with Wordle. If you’re as obsessed with word games as I am, then read on for my hints and commentary on Strands – and by all means also check out my Quordle hints and Wordle today pages too.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

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NYT Strands today (game #74) – hint #1 – today’s theme

What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?

• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Tasty!

NYT Strands today (game #74) – hint #2 – clue words

What are some good clue words today?

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• LAST

• FLAT

• AMUSE

• TRIP

• STRIP

• RUSE

NYT Strands today (game #74) – hint #3 – spangram

What is a hint for today’s spangram?

• Some like it hot

NYT Strands today (game #74) – hint #4 – spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?

• First: left, 8th row

• Second: right, 2nd row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #74) – the answers

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The answers to today’s Strands, game #74, are…

• BITTER
• SALTY
• SWEET
• SOUR
• UMAMI
• PIQUANT
• SPICY
• TART
• SPANGRAM: FLAVORS

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• My rating: Easy
• My score: Perfect

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I hated Tuesday’s Strands puzzle (the one about charcuterie), but despite covering a similar food-based topic, this one was much more satisfying – not least because it makes sense! The only trouble with it is that similar to yesterday’s (see below) it’s arguably too easy. 

I found BITTER, SALTY, SWEET and SOUR swiftly, based on the theme clue and on all four being rather simple words. UMAMI was a little ******* because I couldn’t remember how it was spelled, but once I had the spangram I ticked that one off too. The remaining answers followed quickly afterwards.

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Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Wednesday 15 May, game #73)

• MOUND
• BASE
• PLATE
• DUGOUT
• INFIELD
• STANDS
• BULLPEN
• SPANGRAM: BALLPARK

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What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s currently in Beta and can be played on the

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